Jean Guiteau

Jean Guiteau (1100-1174) was a Cardinal that represented the Principality of Antioch on the College of Cardinals.

Biography
Jean Guiteau was born in Lyons, France to a Catholic French and Basque family, and he was raised in the Christian community of Aleppo after the age of two. Guiteau was ordained as a priest in 1129, and he became a Bishop Preferati in the College of Cardinals. As a Cardinal, Guiteau had immense control over the religious community of the Crusader States and was often bribed by the Templar Order to make pro-Templar decisions. In 1174 he was bribed to get rid of any members of the Assassins in the Principality of Antioch, starting a series of persecutions against the Assassin "Heretics".

Death
At a rally of Templars, Guiteau was assassinated by members of the Hashshashin. Guiteau was stabbed with hidden blades as he was about to execute one of their number by burning at the stake, and he died.